Front Street Community Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Oct 25 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Unique reference
- 108350
- Address
- North View, Whickham, NE16 4AY
- Website
- www.frontstreetprimary.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 414 (90% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.0%
- Girls
- 49.0%
- First language not English
- 7.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14.7%
- Persistent absence
- 5.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.2%
White British 81.2%
Mixed 8.6%
Other White 3.1%
Other 2.9%
Indian 1.9%
Other Asian 0.7%
Pakistani 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage1.3
WritingAverage1.6
MathsAverage0.2
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 75%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 12%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 107
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Front Street Community Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 49
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 47
- 2nd preference
- 22
- 3rd preference
- 32
- From another Local Authority
- 6
Offers
- 1st preference
- 47
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 3 2 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 15 5 10 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 15 11 4 |
| Reception, Full-time | 60 23 37 |
| Year 1 | 59 35 24 |
| Year 2 | 41 21 20 |
| Year 3 | 63 34 29 |
| Year 4 | 49 31 18 |
| Year 5 | 49 27 22 |
| Year 6 | 60 22 38 |